How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

Researchers reveal that lack of sleep damages the myelin sheath in the brain and slows the rate of neural signal transmission ...

When myelin breaks down, white matter in the brain deteriorates, a change commonly seen with aging. At the same time, ...

Accumulation of the protein tau in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. In a paper published in Cell Press Blue, researchers report a previously unknown mechanism that appears to ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

Johns Hopkins scientists say they have used 3D imaging, special microscopes and artificial intelligence (AI) programs to construct new maps of mouse brains showing a precise location of more than 10 ...

Older adults with exceptional memories continue to grow new brain cells. A recent study published in the journal Nature shows ...

A new study has found that SuperAgers also grow more neurons than other older adults groups, helping to keep their brains ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease. Because the condition is ...

A new study discovers how nitric oxide triggers a biochemical domino effect in the brain, leading to mTOR overactivation in ...